Canada wrestles with surge in supermaket shoplifting

Grocery store theft is at an all-time high in Canada. And according to posts on Twitter, a lot of Canadians think that’s okay. Canadians blame big grocery store chains for profiteering from inflation. Anita Elash reports from Toronto that consumers remain defiant. 

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